Jenny

This may sound strange, but your recruit may thank you if you send several squares of toilet paper in each letter you send to SEPS since they run out at times. 

The FAQ indicates that the separations process takes 10 to 21 business days, but it has been longer lately due to the MANY being separated due to failing the initial run.

Join Ship 5 Moms(Formerly Ship 17) and see FAQ about SEPS and  http://www.bootcamp.navy.mil/faq.html#separations for more information on SEPS.

Be sure to have your recruit sign paperwork with legal so that they will be able to discuss the situation with you if your recruit wants that to happen. Your recruit will also have to sign the HIPAA form for you to speak with anyone about any medical condition.

There is additional info for you at http://www.navydads.com/group/ship5formerlyship17. https://thefunz0ne.neocities.org/navy_separations.html has some info on SEPS from 2017. It mentions the restaurants near the NEX, but there are no longer any restaurants on the RTC. 

FAQ about SEPS indicates that phone calls are authorized daily, but the recruits may not have access to phones every day to make calls. Those in SEPS are usually able to go to the NEX at least twice a week--females on Monday/Wednesday and males on Tuesday/Thursday--and sometimes on Saturday and the recruits are able to access the phone banks on those days and make calls if they have a phone card.

To join the Ship 5 SEPS fB group, click https://m.facebook.com/groups/535221726514465?tsid=0.54347966362468.... It is a closed group and you must be approved to join, which may take a few days to a week or so. Remember that the reasons for being in SEPS are as varied as the recruits there.

Make at least change 3 at the bottom of OPSEC and PERSEC (Making Changes to Your Profile) (clickable link) and change the Privacy Settings for this page from "Anyone" to "Members." 

There may be other changes you need to make as well (change 4???), so read and consider each of the changes.